Roll paper dispensers



April 12, 1960 E. G. MAU

ROLL PAPER DISPENSERS Filed Dec. 26, 1956 IN V EN TOR. 5/16 1. G. /M (1BY Qty/0&2

A 7'T'0A4 Ey 2,932,463 ROLL PAPER DISPENSERS Earl G. Man, Racine, Wis.,asslgnor of thirty percent to Arnold B. Christiansen, Racine, and thirtypercent to Forest L. Larsen, Kenosha, Wis.

Application December 26, 1956, Serial-@No. 630,689

1 Claim. (Cl. 242-5553 This invention relates to paper devices and moreparticularly to a roll paper dispenser. Y

An object of this invention to provide a self-contained roll paperdispenser which is arranged to be inserted Within an opening in the wallof a bathroom or other appropriate place and wherein such device islocked within such opening without benefit of any fastening means,screwed or otherwise secured to the wall adjacent said opening.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and improvedroll paper dispenser which is compact in structure, easy and positive inoperation, of design simple to install, and wherein rolls of paper maybe replaced requiring minimum of effort or skill.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claim and from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view in perspective of the improved paper rolldispenser constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the improved paper roll dispenseras installed within a wall opening or recess.

Figure 3 is a rear view in perspective of the improved paper rolldispenser shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the roll holder used in connectionwith a form of roll paper to be dispensed.

Referring to the drawings, the paper roll dispenser is designatedgenerally by the numeral 10. The dispenser comprises a main supportinghousing 11 comprising a rear wall 12, a top wall 13, a bottom wall 14and forwardly extending side walls 15 and 16, all walls being integralwith each other. In addition, a front panel 17, having an enlargedopening 18, is permanently secured to the free ends of said top, bottom,and side walls. The side walls 15 and 16 are braced by welding, casting,stamping, or other suitable methods, to the edges of the top, bottom,and rear walls, said last named walls being formed by a single piece ofsheet material bent into the appropriate shape.

The side walls are provided with opposed bearing seats 20 and 21. Theseat 21 has an opening extending completely through said seat whereby arotatable shaft 23 is received in said seats with said shaft at one end24 extending through seat 21 and exterior of the housing. A roller 25 ofrubber, or any other friction or suitable material, is mounted on theend 24 of shaft 23 and is arranged to be in rolling engagement with theknurled circumferential surface 26 of the disk wheel 27. A second roller25a of rubber or other suitable material is mounted on shaft 23 midwaybetween the side walls 15 and 16.

Outwardmovement of the shaft through the seat 21 is prevented by anysuitable restraining member on shaft 23 and butts against the insidesurface of wall 15. A bracket member 28, having an outwardly extendingportion 29, is secured through said portion 29 to the exterior of Wall15 and above and to the side of roller 25.

. The base of the bracket is the numeral 30, with the outside of one ofthe U-shaped sides 31 extending a substantial distance downwardly alongand parallel to side wall 15. The side 31 is apertured adjacent its freeend to mount a pin 32 for retaining the disk wheel 27. Mounted in the Uof'the clamp is ,a latch 33 with a pin that may move within a slot 34 ofthe U. This latch 33 is engaged with the disk wheel 27 and willmove'freely as the disk wheel is rotated in counter-clockwise directionbut will prevent movement of the disk wheel in clockwise direction; themanner of rotative movement can be dependant on the particulararrangement of the device. The front panel 17 is slotted at 35 to permitextension of a portion of the disk wheel through it and accessible tomanipulation on the part of anoperator'.

.Secured to each side wall adjacent the bottom wall 14 and in the frontportion thereof are cover holding brackets'36, each provided with arecessed portion 37. Mounted in each bracket 36 is a pin 38, the freeends of which extend toward each other. These pins are arranged to mounta splitter tongue 39 under spring tension by a coil spring 40 encirclingsaid pins, in each instance. I also contemplate that a counter-weightmay be used in place of a spring. In addition, a longitudinal bracketmember 41 together with swinging spaced arms 42 are mounted on saidpins. A counterweight 43 is mounted on the member 41 and used tonormally swing the arms 42 into the dispenser.

The free ends 44 of the arms have roll holding elements 45 which extendinwardly at right angles to the arms. These elements are spacedsufficiently apart to receive each end of a squared core 46, Figure 4,which frictionally engages the center opening 47 of the roll 48. Thesearms are also arranged so that their free ends may swing away from eachother to readily receive the core 46 and are also mounted at their otherends under spring tension whereby upon engagement with the core, the elements 45 grip the core under normal spring tension.

Disposed within the back wall 12 and in the center thereof is a threadedbolt 50, the free end of which extends through said wall and isthreadedly engaged with an expansible type mounting bracket 51. Thisbracket is bent in the form of an U with the arms 52 normally pressingdown on the exterior surface of the top and bottom walls. Prior .toinserting the dispenser through the opening 53 in the wall 54, the ends55 of the arms lie close to the exterior surfaces of the top and bottomwalls. That is, the distance between the ends of these arms is less thanthe opening 53. After the dispenser has been inserted through theopening to the depth of the back of the panel 17 engaging the frontsurface of the wall 54, manual turning of the bolt 50 will draw thebracket 51 toward the back wall of the dispenser. Movement of thebracket 51 in this manner will cause outward movement of the ends 55until these ends push against the back surface of the wall 54. By thesemeans, the dispenser is rigidly held in place in the wall opening.

The arms 42 may be then swung outwardly and the roll of paper 48 placedbetween the portions 45. The roll 48 always is in contact with therubber roller 25a and rotative action of the disk wheel 27 will unreelthe paper because of engagement between wheel 27 and roller 25.

A cover 56 with pins 57 engaging the notches 37 is pushed inwardly toenclose the front of the dispenser. The top of the cover has a forwardlyextending spring end member 58 which may be readily pushed into theinterior of the dispenser so it may frictionally engage the insidesurface of the top wall 13.

There is substantial clearance between the botton edge of the cover andthe bottom of the panel to provide a Patented Arm-12,1960

U-shaped, as designated by paper 61 may be withdrawn.

The invention is directed to a roll paper holder, very compact inconstruction, arranged for easy mounting, comparatively economical tobuild, and providinga use. ful need in the. art.

'1 do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of constructionherein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview ofthe appended claim.

I claim: 7 An apparatus for dispensing roll paper comprising ahousing'open at .the forward face thereof; a paper roll support mountedwithin the housing on a substantially horizontal axis for swingingmovement about such axis; saidsupport comprising a longitudinal bracketand spaced arms, said spaced arms mounted in the housing for swingingmovement, said roll supported between said arms for rotation about itsown axis, rotative friction lengitudinally extending opening 60 throughwhich the means mounted in the housing and situated in thex-pathofswinging movement of the arms for frictionally en-' gaging the roll;means carried in the housing for rotating the friction means to unwindthe paper roll, said means comprising a shaft extending exterior of saidhousing, a friction "r011 arrangedton said shaft exterior of saidhousing, a knurled disk wheel, uvshaped bracket mounted on the exteriorof said housing, said bracket arranged to.,rotatably mountsaid diskwheel, said disk wheel arranged to engage said friction'roll, a latch,said latch mounted in said bracket and arranged to move freely as saiddisk wheel is rotated in a counter-clocka wise direction and arranged toprevent movement of said disk wheel in clockwise direction,- acounterweight mounted on said longitudinal bracket and connected 'tosaid arms whereby the arms are swung into the housing to urge said paperroll against said friction means.

I m nta Cited in thefile of this patent UNlTED STATES PATENTS Bragg Oct.23, 195 6v

